How historical developments in processes, materials and work practices shaped the industry

What this note covers

1. Build a focus-area timeline around turning points
2. Trace the movement from craft to production systems
3. Explain how materials changed design possibilities
4. Analyse the digital thread
5. Relate work practices to rights, safety and environment
6. Turn chronology into an argument
7. Worked historical comparison: hold the product constant across two production eras
8. Applied causation study: test a claim that one technology transformed the industry

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